CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION

STAFF REPORT
BY JASON DRULARD, PLANNING DIRECTOR, TEHAMA COUNTY

April 30, 2014

APPLICANT: Tepee Campground

OWNER: Jane Maya

REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit to use Recreational Park Trailers (RPTs) on 50%
of the current campsites, to be located on the site year-round and rented
for visitor use on a short-term basis.

PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF FINDINGS:

PROJECT HISTORY

Tepee Campground has been in existence since the mid-1970s. Thereafter, when the
County adopted its first land use regulations, the campground was a permitted nonconforming
or a “grandfathered” use.

In 1994, the current Tehama County Land Development Regulations (LDRs) were
adopted and all properties within Tehama County were rezoned. As part of that rezone, the
Tepee Campground property was located in a district zoned rural/residential. Within the
rural/residential zoning district, campgrounds are a permitted use requiring a Conditional Use
Permit (CUP). Since this was a campground that existed prior to the current zoning
regulations and would require a CUP under the current LDRs if newly proposed, the existing
campground is considered a permitted nonconforming use per the definition of Nonconforming
Use (LDR, Section 540).

In 1979, the campground had a total of 142 campsites (33 tent sites and 109 RV, i.e.,
recreational vehicle, sites) on 7.6 acres, and structures (A-frame office, residential duplex,
shed and store) totaling 5,100 square feet. Under current permitted density ratios for
campsites, Tepee Campground would have the same number of sites as it has now.

The current site consist of 33 tent sites, 109 RV sites, and related structures.